Toy parachute



E. GRIMM TOY PARACHUTE rch 10,1931. I 7

Filed .no'v. 192a ATTORNEY. 1

connecting 'rods between the fabric and the base which may represent aweight in condition for proper e Patented Mar. I 10, 1 931 Gm, U1CLEVELAND, OHIOQASSIGNOR JAMES CLEVELAND, OHIO O. EVANS, OI

TOY rmdnn'm x o Application filed November 15, 1928. Serial No. 319,519.

The invention relates to toy parachutes, and the objects of theinvention are to provide a parachute having a thin floating body of softfabric such as silk and seml-iigid of any kind, thus making it possiblefor the fabric body to be propelled or pushed from an air tube or gunand remain at alltimes ansion in the air 'whichcould not be accomp ishedpractically, if the connecting members, were cords or flexible, since,when blown from a tube the parachute body would; become wrapped in thecords and would not open as it descends. Also in the present deviceevery alternate rod is made shorter than the adjacent rod thus holdingthe edges of the fabric body open so as to quickly admit the airthereto.

The semi-rigid rods are flexibly connected with the weight, and fabricbody. To obtain these and other objects the device comprises thecombination and arrangement of parts and construction of the variousdetails,

hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings andspecifically pointed out in the claims.-

In these drawings; Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the parachute expanded;Fig. 2 is so an enlarged vertical section of the base; Fig.

' '3 is a longitudinal section of the air tube or gun from which theparachute is propolled; Fig. 4 is a perspective illustrating the actionof the long and short connecting rods to partially open the fabric bodyof the parachute when it has been discharged from the gun; Fig. 5illustrates a crossstitch binding for the fabric body to prevent theedge from raveling; Fig. 6 illustrates f a crimped finish for the edgefor the same purpose; Fig. 7 is an elevation showing a different methodof connecting the rods with v the weight.

.In these views which the parachute vis blown after folding forinsertion therein; B represents the depending base or weight whichmaintains the parachute in a vertical position when in the air. Sincethe parachute is small, the weight is made of wood or other lightmaterialand A represents atube frombeing composed of semi-rigidmaterial.

preferably .hollow on the underside thus presenting a cavity in whichthe pressure of the breath accumulates before the weight is expelled,thus causing it to rise quickly to considerable height and iscylindrical in OFFICE shape to serve as a piston for propelling thea'rachute out of the ody of the parachute and it is composed of lightsilk or other light and closely woven fabric, at D as shown in Fig. 5,or crimped as shown at F, in Fig. 6, or may be protected in any desiredmanner from ravellng.

Semi-rigid rods E,'E, connect the weight or base B with the body C.These rods may be made of any suitable light fibrous substances, andserve the double purpose of push rods to thrust the fabric from the tubewhen the base is blown upon and also serve to suspend the weighttherefrom when the parachute is in the air and also serve to introducethe fabric body into the tube. Thes'e rods are made alternately shortand long which has the effect of holding some of the edges of theflotation body open when the parachute begins to fall, thus more quicklyand the edges may be cross stitched tube; C is the flotation admittingair to open andsustain the body.

Flexible the extremities of the rods parts of the fabric body and base.The flexible attaching means permit folding the parts in the tube. Thesemembers may comprise cords, G attached by means of adhesive tape I asshown in Fig. 2 or may be wholly con1- posed of bits of adhesive tapeHas shown in Fig. 7.

In this manner a practical and economi cal-method of construction for atoy parachute is provided.

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In an aerial toy, the combination of a blow tube and a therefrom,said parachute comprising a flotation body and a weight connected byshrouds, the diameter of said weight being approximately the same as theinternal diameter'of said blow tube, and said shrouds members areemployed to secure K to the adjacent parachute to be projected 2. In anaerial toy, the combination of a blow tube and a parachute to beprojected therefrom, said parachute comprising a flotation body and aWeight connected by v 5 shrouds, the diameter of said Weight beingapproximately the same as the internal diameter of said blow tube, andsaid shrouds being composedbf"semi-rigid material and flexible meansconnecting said shrouds to b 10 said flotation body and to said weight.

' In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

EDWARD GRIMM.

